Metallic end frame for car-bodies.



c. E. DATH. METALLIC END FRAME FOR GAB' BODIES.

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UNITED STATES PATENT onnron.

CHARLES E. DATE, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGN OR, BY DIRECT AND MESNEASSIGN- MENTS, TO DOUBLE BODY BOLSTER COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEWJERSEY.

META LIc END FRAME non GAR-BODIES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

rammed April 6, 1909.

Application'filed April 17, 1908. Serial No. 427,645.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. DATH, a citizen. of the United States,and resident of Denver, Denver county, Colorado, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements. in Metallic End Frames for Car- Bodies, ofwhich the following is a specification, containing a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,forming a part hereof.

My imTeiiEion relates to a metallic end frame for car bodies, my objectbeing to construct a rigid end frame, and which end frame is to be usedin connection with a wooden or metallic car body, in order to greatlystrengthen said body, and to uniformly and evenly distribute the stressor strain due to any impact or jar on the end of the car.

. A further object of my invention is to coristruct a solid end framewith pockets which receive the side, center, and intermediate sills ofthe framework of the car body; and also the side plates and deck sills,thus providing great rigidity and strength at the ends of said sills,and tying the two sides of the car body in such a manner as to preventthem from spreading for any reason whatever.

To the above purposes, my invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter morefully set forth, pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a solid metallic end frame ascontemplated by my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on theline 2-2 of Fig. 1; 3 is an elevation of a solid end frame constructedwithout a door opening; Fig. 4 is an elevation of a modified form of'the end frame; Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5-5 'ofFig. 4; Fig. 6 is a horizontalsection taken on the line 66 of Fig. 4;Fig. 7 is an elevation of a further. modified form of the solid endframe; Fig. 8 is a plan view, partly in section,

.of the end frame seen in Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is a vertical section taken onthe line 99 of Fig. 7. r

In the construction of my improved end frame as shown, 1 designates aplate, the front edge of which is gradually rounded toward its ends; andformed integral with the front edge of said plate is a depending flange2, in the center of which is formed a plurality of openings 3; andformed integral with the rear edge of this plate 1 is a depending flange4, in which is formed a lurality of apertures 5. This plate and t eflanges 2 and 4 perform the function of a bufler beam; and the spacebetween the central portions of the flanges 2 and 4 may be occupied bythe buffer springs, the stems of which pass through the coinciding pairsof apertures 3 and 5.

Formed integral with the ends of the plate 1 are vertically dis osedposts or stand ards 6, which perform t e function of corner posts forthe car body; and formed integral with the lower ends of these posts orstandards are sill )ockets 7, which receive the ends of the sills oi thecar body. Formed integral with the upper. ends of the posts or standards6 is a vertically disposed member 8, which performs the function ofanend plate for the car body; and formed integral with this end plate isa horizontally disposed Web or flange 9, the ends of which aregradually'rounded toward the posts or standards 9, which flange greatlystrengthens the upper portion of the end frame. The end plate 8 ispreferably made in skeleton form, and is strengthened by suitable websand flanges 10; and formed at the ends of said end plate and at the uper ends of the posts or standards 6 are 00 ets 11, which are adapted toreceive t e side plates of the car body.

Formed integral with the top of the end plate, at oints adjacent itsends, are ockets 12, aoa )ted to receive the deck s1 ls of the car he y.y

Formed integral with the to of the buffer beam and with the under siteof the end plate 8, at points adj acent' the centers of said earn and)late are vertically disposed posts or standan s 13; and the s acebetween said posts and standards providias a door openin throu h thecenter of the end frame; 3.1K exten ing between the corner posts orstandards 6 and the osts or standards 13, and between the'bu ier beamand end plate are various strengthening webs and flanges 14, which areformed integral with one another and with the various parts justmentioned. All of the strengthening webs and flanges may be of anydesired shape in cross section; for instance, in the shape of an anglebar, T, U, or Z-bar.

The end frame so constructed is ap lied to v the end of the car bodyframe with t e ends positioned against the posts or stan ards 13;

and the wooden corner posts are positioned against the posts orstandards 6; and the inside and outside lining of wood or metal isapplied to the end frame in any suitable manner so as to inclosethegreater portion thereof and give the same a neat and finishedappearance.

In Fig. 3 I have shown an end frame suitable for use on blind end cars,or cars without the usual door-andwindow openings; and where suchconstruction is made use of, stren thening webs or flanges extend acrossthe oor and, window openings, and are formed integral with the osts orstandards 1 3. The forms of the end rames shown in Fi s.

1 to 6, inclusive, are particularly ada ted or mail and ba gage ears;and it will e seen that the bu er beam and web or flange 9 roject beyondthe face of the body of the ame; Whereas, in the construction shown inFigs. 7 to 9, inclusive, the end frame is particularly adapted for usefor extended platform cars.

It is a well known fact that in nearly all collisions, the ends of-thecars receive the greatest, damage; and, in many cases said carstelescope one another; and it will be readily understood that by the useof a rigid solid metal end frame, as contemplated y my invention, theend of the car 1s greatly strengthened; and, therefore, will offer greatresistance and consequent protection to the body portion of the car, andthe occupants and contents thereof. 7

The impact or jar incident to the coupling of cars together is evenlydistributed over the entire car frame by the use of end framesconstructed as herein described, and said end frames are easily appliedto the car bodies and greatly cheapen the car construction, owing to thefact that much time and labor incident to the building of car ends ofordinary construction is done awa with.

In some instances, the end rame may be cast or formed in-two or moresections, and which sections are rigidly fixed to one another by beltsor in any suitable manner.

I claim:-

1. As a new article of manufacture, a cast metal end frame forcarbodies, which end frame is vertically ositioned upon and rigidlyfixed to the end of the car body.

2. As a new article ,ofmanufacture, a "skeleton metallic end frame forcar bodies constructed in a single piece, and ada ted to be verticallydisposed and rigidly fixe on the end of a car body.

3. The comblnation with a;car body, of a bodies, and strengtheningvertically disposed metal end frame rigidl fixed to the end of said carbody, and whie end frame is formed in a single iece.

4. A metal end frame for car odies, formed in a single piece andoccupying avertical osition against the sills and lates of the car od soas to equalize and distribute to said si and plates the force of anyimpact received by said end frame.

5. An end frame for car bodies, formed in a single piece and comprisinga buffer beam,

an end plate, and uprights connecting said buffer beam and end plate.

6. An end frame for car bodies, formed in a single iece and comprising abuffer beam, an end p ate, uprights conneotin said buffer beam and endplate, and strengthening Webs between theuprights. 4

7. An end frame for car bodies, formed in a single iece and comprising abuffer beam, an endp ate, uprights connecting said buffer beam and endplate, and pockets formed integral with the end frame for receiving thedeck sills, side plates, and side sills.

8. A skeleton metal end frame for car bodies, rigidly fixed in avertical'position onthe end of the car body, and provided with pocketsfor receiving parts of the car body construction.

9. As a new article of manufacture, a cast metal skeleton upright endframe for car bodies.

10. As a new article of manufacture, a cast metal skeleton upright endframe for car ribs formed integral with said frame.

11. As a new article of manufacture, a cast 1 metal upright end framefor car bodies, and

' strengthening ribs formed integral with said end frame.

12'. As a new article of manufacture, a cast metal upright end frame forcar bodies, provided with pockets for receiving parts of the car bodyconstruction.

13. As a new article of manufacture, a cast metal upright end frame forcar bodies, r0-

vided wlth pockets for receivingparts of the car body construction, andstrengthening ribs, formed integral with said end frame.

14. As a new article of manufacture, a castmetal end frame for carbodies, in which is formed suitable door and window openings...

15. A cast metal end frame for cars, comprisin a skeleton body portion,an end plate, and a ufier beam. a

16. A solid end frame for car bodies, comprising a skeletonbody'portion, an end plate, and a buffer beam, which parts are rigidlyfixed to one another.

17. An end frame for car bodies formed in a single piece and comprisin alower member, an up or member, .an necting sal members.

18. An end frame for car bodies formed ina uprights con single piece andcomprising a lower member, I.

an upger member, uprights connecting said mem rs, and strengthening websbetween the uprights.

19. An end frame for car bodies formed in asingle piece and comprising alower member, an 11 per member, upri hts connecting said'mem rs, andpockets ormed integral with the end frames for receiving the deck sills,side plates and side sills.

20. A metallic end frame for a railroad car, com rising a horizontalbottom member exten ing across and adapted to bear against theend of theunderframe, a horizontal top member extending across and adapted to bearagainst the ends of the side framing plates, upright members connectingthe said orizontal members together, and means for fixing the end frameto the underframe and side framing plates,substantially as described.

2 1; A metallic end frame for a railroad car, com irising an end memberarranged in vertical p ane adapted to span the end of the car body andto bear against the ends of the under-frame and longitudinal members ofthe said body, and means for fixing the end frame to the said body,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES E. DATH.

Witnesses:

M. P. SMITH, EDWARD E. LONGAN.

